Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 9, 2022
• Invested on: December 12, 2024

John Robert Lounds, C.M.
Whitby, Ontario

For decades, John Lounds was the president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC). Under his leadership, the NCC created and fostered relationships with governments, conservation groups and Indigenous communities to help protect more than 14 million hectares of land and water nationwide. He spearheaded the largest Canadian conservation fundraising campaign in history, which helped the NCC further protect the habitat of at-risk plants and wildlife. A past governor of the University of Waterloo, he continues to support community organizations and nature conservation initiatives.